Staff Software Engineer - DevOps
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Center of Technical Excellence is hiring a Staff Principal Software Engineer - DevOps for its software organization. The role may be based in San Diego, California; El Segundo, California; or Melbourne, Florida, and is primarily office-based to support program and business needs. Remote or hybrid work may be available. The position follows a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off, and includes travel 10% of the time. The selected candidate will modernize software product production on aerospace programs using DevOps practices, including continuous build, integration, testing, cybersecurity, deployment, and metrics. The role is responsible for establishing and operating a large-scale software factory and designing, developing, and deploying its DevOps lifecycle and architecture. The engineer will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in an Agile software development environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 8 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with at least one object-oriented programming language, such as Java, JavaScript, C++, C#, Python, or Swift, and with the software development lifecycle.
- Experience developing software using Agile processes such as Kanban, Scrum, or Scrumban.
- Experience with at least one change-management tracking tool: Jira, ClearQuest, or Asana.
- Experience with at least one continuous integration tool: Bamboo, Jenkins, or GitLab.
- Experience with at least one configuration management system: Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, or Subversion.
- Experience with at least one continuous deployment system: Octopus, ArgoCD, CodeStream, ElectricFlow, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Experience with at least one metrics tool: Tableau, JasperReport, Crystal Report, Talend, Alteryx, or Power BI.
- Experience defining and implementing a DevSecOps lifecycle covering continuous build, integration, test, deployment, cyber, and monitoring.
- Experience configuring virtual machines and virtual networks such as VPC, NSX-T, or NSX-V.
- Ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain a final adjudicated government Secret clearance and any required program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.
- U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Professional-level certification in cloud technology such as AWS, VMware, Azure, or Kubernetes.
- Experience defining and designing program metrics.
- Experience defining and designing cloud solutions.
- Experience defining and designing comprehensive cybersecurity analysis regimens for programs.
- Experience defining and designing cybersecurity remediation and compliance roadmaps for programs.
- Experience defining, implementing, and operating cybersecurity remediation and the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
- Active U.S. government Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
- Current Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Responsibilities
- Stand up a large-scale software factory for software teams.
- Define, design, and implement the DevOps lifecycle, including continuous build, integration, testing, cybersecurity, and deployment pipelines on a program.
- Design, architect, develop, deploy, and operate a modern DevOps software factory.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Real-time and Embedded Software, Test Automation, DevSecOps, and Systems Test teams in an Agile software development environment.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
